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Connor Cook

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One day after its official release, Panini America has begun teasing who’s tougher than you might think — and some of the biggest names in the rookie class have some of the rarer regular Rookie Tickets of the bunch.

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The new greats and the past greats are both part of the forthcoming Panini America promo card packs that will be available at this year’s National Sports Collectors Convention.

On-card autographs from this year’s rookie class and the 2014 Pro Football Hall of Fame induction class will be stamped and included in the wrapper redemption packs, according to a company announcement released on Thursday.

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There are short-printed Rookie Cards in 2016 Panini Prestige football packs, which begin arriving today in hobby shops and Panini America is planning a slow reveal of who’s rarer than the rest of the guys.

The company announced the first two SPs Wednesday and they are Oakland Raiders pick Connor Cook and Dallas Cowboys pick Jaylon Smith.

Take a simple array of variation types to enhance a 1980s-inspired design for a checklist loaded with past, present and future greats and then add in some autographs, buybacks and other surprises for a bargain price and you get 2016 Panini Classics.

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The box: 2016 Score football cards (blaster box)Where to buy:BlowoutCards.comPacks per box: 12Cards per pack: 11Cards in this box: 132Base set completion: 88 of 440 (20 percent)Duplicates: 0

What’s buzz-worthy: Leaf offers “the introduction of Clear technology autographed cards with the goal of improving the overall card grade quality for its customers” in this one while including the biggest autographs from players in the NFL Draft. It’s also the final Leaf draft picks release of the year.

What’s buzz-worthy: Leaf will offer its second pre-draft football card set next month with Ultimate utilizing some favorite baseball designs from the past for today’s newest football stars — along with future Hall of Famer Tom Brady — in a limited all-autograph release.